Recently announced the start of production of 3nm process chipsSamsung has announced that it will officially produce its first batch of chip products using the 3nm GAA (Gate-Around Technology) process.Make a delivery, and explained that an important milestone has been achieved in the process technology competition.
However, Samsung did not disclose the details of the first customers of chip products produced using the 3nm GAA process, but market reports revealed that they may be Chinese cryptocurrency mining machine manufacturers.
The delivery was made at the Hwaseong Industrial Park in South Korea, and the ceremony was presided over by Kyung Gye-hyun, head of Samsung's Device Solutions (DS) division. South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang also attended the delivery, symbolizing the South Korean government's emphasis on this development.
Samsung emphasizes that its GAA process design, compared to the FinFET (Fin Field Effect Transistor) design used by TSMC and other companies, will reduce chip area by 5% compared to the previous 16nm EUV process technology, while also improving performance by 23% and reducing power consumption by 45%. If successfully progressing to the second-generation 3nm GAA process, it is expected to reduce chip area by 35%, while also improving performance by 30% and reducing power consumption by 50%.
As for TSMC, it is also preparing to enter mass production of the 3nm process, but its pace will obviously be slower than Samsung. It is expected to start production later this year. It is expected to help Apple and other companies produce new processor products. Qualcomm's next processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is also expected to be mass-produced using TSMC's process technology and will be used in Samsung's flagship mobile phone Galaxy S23 series that is expected to be launched next year.
However, market rumors have it that Samsung still plans to mass-produce the new Exynos 3 using the 2300nm GAA process, and may also use this to attract Qualcomm to continue cooperating with it in foundry production. Therefore, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor to be launched next year may not be fully mass-produced using TSMC's process. Even the Galaxy S23 series mobile phones may still continue to use Samsung processors in some models.
